Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-23

MeSsrs. Duncanson Bros. have sold recently, at
auction, the following real estate: For Thomas c.
Pearsan and Horace W. Upperman trustees, the
rights and privileges plant, property, and effects
OF the Washington Heat and Power Co.; sold TO
the National SUPER Heated Water Co., of New
York, for ZOO For the owners part OF lot IL,
square PIT, Improved by a tEree-stOry frame
dwelling, On street, near 18th street northwest;
sold TO Fred; holmes Tor $3.50; part lot !. square
sold TO Robert s. Fletcher and c. Wilmer for
1850. For W. p. Smith. trustee, one-third inter-
est In frame house and lot on New jersey avenue,
between and L streets southeast; sold TO Han
nah A. Altemus for $3.50. For the owner. the south
rs foot front of LOT IL in square 544 improved by
brick dwelling, 1I16 ~ street SOU Invest; sold 10
W. b. Jenning 1or s., 100. For NJ. l. Weller and q.
K Repetu, trustees IL building lots near the ter
minus OF Columbia Railroad; sold TO A. Il. COppes
for So 42 For the owners, the west part OF lot A,
square 1g1, situated on Virginia avenue, near 4th
street southeast: sold To Campbell Darlington Ior
81 cents per square foot: part lot l, square S19,
situated on Virginia avenue, near 9Th street SOUTH
east; sold 10 Campbell Darlington for % cents per
square foot. For Walter ii. smith, trustee. uniin-
proved property on Boundary street, near Vermont
avenue northwest; sold TO John Chute for 40 cents
per square loot For the owners, lot q, square 9l9,
situated on sth street, near East Capitol street;
sold to Capt V. McNally for 5O1l cents per square
foot For James VI. Johnston, Edward II. Thomas,
and Eugene Sarlsi t:usiees part OF lot :, square
stable, northeast corner Sth and X streets north
west; sold 10 Daniel Geisler for $500. For Otis
+. Presbrey trustee building lot southwest corner
18th and streets northwest; sold to j. Z Keith
for 81. "A per square foot
Pauline Triitel, OF New York. has bought for
s11 900 OF Lewis j. Davis lot o. So. 1868 ~ It. In.
Dy 120 on the north side or street between 9th
and 10Th streets northwest.
YOUTHFUL PocKETBoOK SSATCHER SENTENCED
colOred boy named Edward Gilbert pleaded not
guilty In the Police Court this morning to charge
OF being a suspicious person. Two boys testified
10 seeing Gilbert snatch a l4dy'S pocketbOok and
run on with IL. They pursued him and Officer
Byrnes arrested him. He snatched the pocket
l.lxv rho
rested on 9Th street. The pocketOOOk was picked
up on the pavement near where the boy was ar
rested. He denied the charge. He was sentenced
to give bonds IN the sum OF $40 or go down for
ninety days
A Boy THIEF SENT TO JAII--A white boy named
Charles Howell plead guilty before Judge Smell To-
day 10 a charge OF stealing a dress from Louisa
Green The prosecuting attorney said that Louisa
was IN the workhouse, and that the defendant has
been purloining her goods He was given 90 days
| In jail
MARRIAGE LIcESsEs-Marrfage licenses have
been issued BY the clerk OF the court TO Charles
Henry Johnson OF Pittsburg Pa and Emma OVIe.
Emil Laignel and Josephine Louisa Wright; liar
low X Street, OF sonora, Cal, and Emma b. Rat
tray, OF Oakland, Cal; Harry Wallace ana Eliza
beth Cook, Vim. Carter and Julia SHORTER; Houston
p. Lennox, OF san Francisco Cal, and Jane Crown:
Jno. +. Wldmin and Nellie NJ NewbOld; Frank
| Dorsey and Emma Paris; Geo. Thomas and Gorgie
whitney; Jno w. Henley, and Mary Carlisle, both
Laura c. Hartman, both OF Staunton, Va; Frank
Washington and Ida Fry.
CHRISTMAS BUSINESS AT THE COURT-HoUsE-The
Indications III q the clerk OF the court will be
busy tomorrow In issuing marriage licenses Yes
terday he issued IA licenses The recorder OF deeds
once, too, shows great activity, for from
age OF less than % papers filed for the past few
weeks, the number yesterday jumped TO 81.
| He II Nor A CANDIDArE.-Mr. A. A. Lpscomb an
assistant district attorney, denies that he Is q can
| ddate for the position OF district attorney and
sfa haf he tvo
| the ONCE Is entirely unauthorized except as a
| supporter OF the claims OF his friend Mr.. Taggart
| He ACKNOWLEDGED STEALING THE Pony AND
SrIkY.-The man arrested In Alexandria yester-
/ day with Thos Il. Conroy's pony and sulky proved
| 70 be Jno. Cation, OF West Washington, who Is
already under indictment for q similar offense.
/ This morning In the Police Court he pleaded
/ guilty 70 charge OF grand larceny ana was CON-
mitted In default OF $500 bail to await the action
Of the grand jury.
COLLECTING HIS DEBTs WITH A PrsroI-This
morning, In the Criminal Court, the case OF Daniel
Magruder, coored for the robbery Of 10 cents from
| VIM Edmonds June % last, was given to the jury.
| IL IL alleged that Edmonds was In q boat and Ma
gruder nred pistol at him, compelled him 10 run
ashore. ana then took the money by force The
defense was that Edmonds owed the money &c
Magruder and the latter did nothing except tC
| Recommendation TO mercy, was rendered.
Snow, tree ornaments, Xmas cards toys scrar
pictures, at J. Jay Gould's 42l 9th street
HALH RArRA-The Bun Run Panorama WIN b<
open on the 25th and 26Ih OF December and Janu.
az and 2 e haltprtes.